KIRKSVILLE - Kirksville (9-7, 3-3 North Central Missouri Conference) led 6-5 in the first set of its match with Hannibal Thursday night at the Primary Gym before

Hannibal rightside hitter Gabbie Willey started serving and the momentum quickly switched to the Lady Pirate side. Willey served seven straight points, giving Hannibal (11-2-1, 4-0) an 11-6 advantage en route to a 25-12 rout in the first set. The set sweep gave Hannibal a 2-0 win.

Kirksville coach Justin Quigley said Hannibal is a solid team.

"They don't have a player who has any weaknesses," he said. "We started out well [in the first set], but pretty soon [Willey] got the serve and [Hannibal] scored a bunch of points in a row."

Quigley said Hannibal's powerful serving gave the Pirates an advantage.

"[Hannibal] got us back on our heels," he said. "Their serves were so powerful that even when we received them, we had trouble getting in our offense."

Hannibal coach Amber Riefesel said the Lady Pirates were focused.

"The big thing for us is to just play our game and not worry what the other team is doing," she said. "We made plays, which is what we do best."

The second set was tied at two before the Lady Pirates went on an 8-0 run.

Hannibal won the second set, 25-7. Nichole Cook had four kills and one block for Kirksville.

Michaella Peck had seven assists and five digs. Brett Marek had eight digs, Maria Kondrashova had 13 digs and Ashley Hulet had one kill, nine digs and one block.